On July 18, big waves and gusts pushed a cargo ship “UNILINK II” toward a concrete sea wall and sank the ship in Lapu-Lapu city, Philippines.
The m/v Unilink II hit concrete piles that had been driven into the water to support the City’s boardwalk project, and the ship’s bow hit the wall. Only the ship’s stern or rear remained in the water.
The cargo ship was reportedly waiting for its cargo from a cement factory when the incident happened. There were no reports of injury or damage to environ available.
Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan office, clarified that the sudden strong winds that hit Cebu at 2 p.m. yesterday were not caused by the presence of a tornado but by straight-line winds, locally known as “unos”.
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Source: Sunstar
